In defense of intellectual freedom, from a retiring Wisconsin librarian

In defense of intellectual freedom, from a retiring Wisconsin librarian

A retiring librarian from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center said it’s OK for parents to question library materials, but libraries have a duty to offer “information from all points of view.” The post In defense of intellectual freedom, from a retiring Wisconsin librarian appeared first on WPR.

The Stadtbücherei Münster may continue to provide certain books with the classification note "controversial content".

In the publication, the moon landing and the atomic bomb dropping on Hiroshima are disputed: reason enough for the city library Münster to assign this and other books with classifications. A court ruled now: rightly.

The Stadtbücherei Münster may provide works with instructions on how to borrow them. This has been decided by the Verwaltungsgericht Münster.

The Stadtbücherei Münster provides works before the loan with an arrangement. The author, who denies historical facts, demands the removal. No chance, say the judges.

The Münster Public Library is permitted to label books with controversial content. This does not violate the authors' fundamental rights, according to a ruling by the Münster Administrative Court dated April 11, 2025, published on Tuesday. A corresponding application for a preliminary injunction by one author was accordingly rejected. The court stated that the classification notice is in line with the statutory assignment of tasks for public lib…